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Comelec ready to hold BARMM polls; awaits law setting final date

Manila, March 18 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Wednesday it is ready to hold the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections (BPE) this year. ... Read More


PBBM vows stronger mechanisms to protect media, fight fake news

Manila, March 18 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday pledged to strengthen government mechanisms aimed at safeguarding the rights and welfare of media workers and intensifying the fight ... Read More


DPWH ties up with LGUs for infra project solutions

Manila, March 18 -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is working with local government units (LGUs) to resolve problems involving infrastructure projects. In a statement, DPWH Secret... Read More


CPP badmouthing amnesty program to cover up its 'slow demise'

Manila, March 18 -- A ranking official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Wednesday said it is now standard practice for the Communist Party of the Philipp... Read More


12 Filipino seafarers manning Iran-hit oil tanker rescued - embassy

Manila, March 18 -- Twelve Filipino nationals had been rescued following an Iranian attack on the vessel they were manning near Basra in Iraq on March 11, the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad said. The ... Read More


PNP: Crime rate down 12.66% from Jan. 1-March 12

Manila, March 18 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday reported a 12.66-percent drop in nationwide crime from Jan. 1 to March 12. PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuano said 6,377 f... Read More


Comelec clears Marcoleta over SOCE, terminates probe

Manila, March 18 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc on Wednesday terminated the investigation against Senator Rodante Marcoleta on the reported inconsistencies in his Statement of Contri... Read More


PBBM orders suspension of public transport fare hikes

Manila, March 18 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to suspend the scheduled implementation of the approved fare increases for public utility veh... Read More


Initial 59K trike drivers receive P5K cash aid - DSWD

Manila, March 18 -- A total of 59,149 tricycle drivers in the National Capital Region (NCR) have received cash relief assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Assistan... Read More


House panel finds impeachment raps vs. VP Sara sufficient in grounds

Manila, March 18 -- The House Committee on Justice on Wednesday found sufficient grounds to proceed to hearings on the two remaining impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, paving ... Read More